Romanian Survivor Relief Program

The Claims Conference recently announced the availability of funds from the Caritatea Foundation in Romania to be distributed to Jewish Nazi victims.

The Caritatea Foundation was created by the Federation of Jewish Communities in Romania and the World Jewish Restitution Organization.

These funds are from the restitution of communal properties wrongfully taken from Jewish communities of Romania during and after World War II.

The Claims Conference is administering the distribution process on behalf of the Caritatea Foundation. The amount available is USD 1,300,000, which will be distributed equally among approved applicants. The one-time payment is expected to be a few hundred U.S. dollars, though the exact amount cannot be calculated until the number of approved applicants has been determined.

Completed applications must be received by the Claims Conference in New York by November 30, 2018.

This program is for Jewish Nazi victims of Romanian origin currently living outside of Romania and Israel. Applicants must be alive at time of payment. Heirs are not eligible to receive payment.

Applicants must meet all of the following three criteria:

1) Must have been persecuted as a Jew;

2) Must have resided in one of the areas listed below sometime between 1937 and 1944:

If you have never filed an application with the Claims Conference for any other compensation programs, you will be required to complete a more extensive application prior to being considered for this Romanian Survivor Relief Program. If this is your situation, please call the Claims Conference for guidance.

Support was provided by the Caritatea Foundation, a foundation created by the Federation of Jewish Communities in Romania and the World Jewish Restitution Organization.